Saxton
Located in Saxton with Scarthingwell, Selby District Coordinates: 53°49′28″ N 1°16′37″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 30 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- LBA Leeds Bradford Airport26 km
- HUY Humberside Airport67 km
About Saxton
Saxton is a historic site. Location: Saxton with Scarthingwell, Selby District. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Heron Island and Hazlewood Castle.
Climate of Saxton
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 54 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (62 mm)
- Driest month
- February (41 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 58 | 41 | 50 | 46 | 47 | 55 | 45 | 55 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 62 |
How to get to Saxton
The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 26 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leeds, 18 km to the west.
Airports
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 26 kmwest
- Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 67 kmsoutheast
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 77 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Leeds Population: 536.3K 18 kmwest
- York Population: 156.1K 20 kmnortheast
- Wakefield Population: 109.8K 21 kmsouthwest
- Bradford Population: 366.2K 31 kmwest
- Doncaster Population: 113.6K 35 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Saxton
Within 100 km: 561 historic and cultural sites, 912 natural sites, 174 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km107 places
- Beal Island Island 13 kmSE
- Bank Island Island 23 kmE
- The Island Island 23 kmN
- Heron Island Island 2 kmE
25–60 km478 places
- Great Britain Island 51 kmNW
- The Island Island 52 kmNW
- Read's Island Island 51 kmE
- Whitton Island Island 41 kmE
60–100 km1,062 places
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 93 kmN
- Redcar Beach Beach 90 kmN
- Whitby Beach Beach 85 kmNE
- North Beach Beach 78 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Heron Island Island, Saxton with Scarthingwell1.9 km E
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Hazlewood Castle Historic site, Stutton with Hazlewood4.2 km NW
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Cawood Castle Historic site, Cawood9.7 km E -
Sherburn in Elmet Castle Hill Historic site, Sherburn in Elmet6.4 km SE
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Kyme Castle Historic site, Newton Kyme cum Toulston8.3 km N
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Tadcaster Castle Historic site, Tadcaster6.9 km N
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Rest Park Historic site, Sherburn in Elmet7.2 km SE
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Barwick in Elmet Historic site, Barwick in Elmet and Scholes7.9 km W
Nearest towns and villages
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Saxton Village, Saxton with Scarthingwell0.1 km N
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Barkston Ash Village, Barkston Ash1.6 km E
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Sherburn in Elmet Town, Sherburn in Elmet3.8 km SE
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Scarthingwell Village, Saxton with Scarthingwell1.5 km E
Sources & licences
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